Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-01
Naval Officers to be Promoted.

League, consisting of thirty members. met
this afternoon 10 appoint an Executive
| Committee Of 1--WE.
Naval Officers to be Promoted.
tcoaggl, 1887, by tie California associated Press
WASHINGTON, November 3Oth-TSpecial
The Naval Examining Board for the pro
motlon OF officers, which has been in ses-
SION at Mare Island Navy Yard. has nd
Journed. The officers examined we're Lieu
tenant w. II. Emory, Lieutenant Peacocl,
and Lieutenant Z. J. Dorm. The examina-
uon resulted favorably, and Lieutenant
emory will shortly be promoted to Lieu
tenant-C nt-Commander, and Lieutenauts Pea
COCK and Dorm from Junior grade to Senior
grade Lieutenants.
s Frenchman's Prediction.
lce2gT7ght 1857, BY ac California associated Pres,
New YORK, November 3otb.-M. de Ts-
nato, editor of the Courier des EYats Tt1is
tne French daily paper of this citv. pre-
3iets mat the present French crisis will
leaVe tha French Republic stronger than
cFer' ana that the majority of the RepubIi
t;'hs ~ III Doth houses will be increased bv
the next election.
California Pensions.
Copyright 1857. 6y Ire California Associass,t l,essl
WAsHINeIoN, November 3Oth.-Tspecisl !
- eems eiisiotls e Cahtornians have been issned
as IoiloWs James Kits, Nevada Citv. Wrn
Brown, alias Aber Stockweu Hcrnitne
Moses Lapoint, Biggs.
Prohibitionists in Council.
CHICAGO, November 30tb. - Over five
Hl.iuIed I workers IN the Prohibition cause
gathered in Battery d this morning Of tbe
session of the National Central Con,mitlae
OF the Prohibition party. Among tbe
prominent leaders present are: ExGov-
eFnQr 81 John Z. st. John, of Kansas Frances
r. u. Willard, of Illinois, and Mother y
Stewart, OF Ohio. The committee tbis
afternoon decided to hold the National
convention during the first week in June.
me Treasurer's report showed that 81 900
mao peea paid out for Governor st. Johns |
campaign expenses.
a committee OF seven was appointed to
and work 3 '''i'-'''i'
Inc Prohlbitionists held meeting to- |
night IN honor of the late John Z. Finch
the renowned temperance leader. General
Clinton K. Fisk presided. A eulogv was
pronounced by Miss Frances e. Willard
and was listened to with great interest, she
having been associated with Mr.. Finch in
temperance work for many years.
baggage to Pacific Coast Points,
OMAHA, November 30th.-General Pas. |
senger Agent Tebbets has issued an order
I4a! hereaiter the connecting lines of the |
L mon Pacific may check baggage via Union |
j aGilic, througn TO Portland, San Francisco |
ana otner points on the lines of the South |
eTn Pacific Company. The Oregon Rail. |
way and Navigation Company andthe Cali |
forna Southern Railway announcemen !
comprehends wearing apparel and articles |
OF personal use only. One hundred and |
titty pounds are allowed on eocb fnIi |
uchet, and seventy-fve pounds on half |
ucAets. Inese amounts may be doubled |
on loreign steamship orders for transDorta- |
tIon either way through the United States. |
Ex!ra I42 baggage rates to local points on the !
Union Pacific are II per cent. of The fret-
class united ticket rates
A Fiendish Creature.
New YORK, November 30th.-On the pe- |
Barrett has issued an order recurring Mrs
Mole, of 22o2 Ninth avenue, to produce i'm |
Court Lena McHugh, 6 years of age. Mrs.
Rupert is the child's grandmother.
II all that Is said in this matter be true. |
little orphan has been most fiendishlv
treated. The neighbors say Mrs. Mole used |
scissors to cut the child's tongue, and mr. |
plocks OF wood in her month haAa,,0e-Niita !
Ancient Work of art.
Boston, November Both. The Journal |
announces that the Egypt Exploration |
Fund Society, through its American Vice. |
President, Rev. W. c. WinsloW, of Boston. |
has presented to the Museum of Fine Arts |
a valuable colossus of Rameses II. the |
most renowned of all the monarchs of an |
clent Egypt and BibHcally known as the |
Pharaoh who compelled the Israelites to |
build the treasure cities of Pithom and |
Rameses. This colossus was disclosed bv |
Mr.. Griffith, at Nebesheh, which is a few |
mics from Tanis, the Biblical Zoan.
The Hawaiian Loan.
WASHINGTON, November 3Oth.-Mr. Car
ter, the Hawaiian Minister, savs-with ref |
erence 10 the reports from San Francisco Of |
lo0Dery IN the Hawaiian LEGISLATURE in |
sanctioning the loan recently negotiated in |
London by the State Ministry-that the |
Legislative Assembly was doubtless infiu |
enced more by the fear of incurring the |
stigma OF repudiation than by anv un- |
worthy motives. He also says that the new |
loans spoken of are for private enterprises, |
with which the Hawaiian Government has |
nothing to do.
Growth of the Postal Service.
WASHINGTON, November Both. The |
Postmaster-General, in his annual report |
for the fiscal year ending June Both, saws |
= The expectation of growth and improve |
ment in the affairs of the postal service in |
dulged IN previous reports, have been re- |
ahZed during the past year. The revenues
nave gained upon the preceding year by |
nearly 81, 0000-attaining a hight never
reached before, despite the restrictive opera
uon OF various reductions in the rates of |
postage"
Soldiers Home Dedicated.
M A RSJT T7OyNJ
Iowa Soldiers Home was dedicated this |
afternoon and will open tomorrow for oc- |
cupants- General J. NJ. Tuttle, of Des |
Molnes, Chairman of the Building Com |
mittee, made the address on behalf of the |
Trustees, which was responded to by Gov |
ernor Larribee. Tonight a campfire is |
burning in the Opera House, presided over
by Judge Rea, OF Minneapolis, Grand Com |
mander of the G. AR.
Cherokee Politics.
CHICAGO, November 30th.- a special |
from Tahlequa, Indian Territory. saws
The long deadlock in the Cherokee Sena-
torlal Council was broken to-day. The
Nationalist (or full -bloods) captured the
organlzauon. They elected q President,
both Clerks and two Interpreters. The
counting of votes for the principal and
assistant Chiefs viii now begin, and more
trouble is expected.
Lake Navigation.
BUFFALO, November 30th.-The Coal-
merciotS summary OF the business of lake
navigation for the season of 1887 is pub
hshed to-day. The season, as q whole has
been peculiar one. II has been unusually
profitable to owners of vessel property,
but most disastrous one TO insurance
companies, on account of the numerous
gales.
PATHS Rumored Affection.
New YORK, November 30th. "A rumor
was published here this afternoon to the
effect that Patti would be unable to sing
again, being confined to her castle in Wales.
and suffering from cancer in the stomach.
1t is known that she has long been suf-
ferer from dyspepsia, but those here who
are most likely to know, discredit the
rumor.
Obsequies of the Late Prof. Baird.